Topic: Santa Anita Oaks
Quotes
When she goes farther, she'll be in front. The question is if she keeps rolling
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Mar 15, 2004
And then I had to alter course with her, so it was a lot for her to overcome
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Feb 10, 2003
She's got a big turn of foot though, and as soon as we crossed the wire, I knew we had won it
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Feb 15, 2010
Santa Anita Oaks is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to three-year-old fillies willing to race 8.5 furlongs (1 1/16 miles) on the dirt, it currently offers a purse of $300,000.
Inaugurated in 1935 as a race for two-year-olds, it originated as the Santa Susana Stakes. In 1952 the race became the Santa Susana Handicap then in 1958 reverted to the Santa Susana Stakes. In 1986 it was given its current designation as the Santa Anita Oaks.
Since inception, the race has been set at various distances:
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Santa Anita Oaks."